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RICHARD IRVINE
Carmarthen Journal
|April 23, 2025
DOUBLE TROUBLE FOR A FIRST TIME DAD OF TWINS
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Making an unexpected splash on a day out at the waterpark
There are quite a few reasons why children, despite their various challenges, remain a popular option for many people.
And one of those is they help you recapture your own treasured youth. As a small boy, the waterpark for me was a magical land of slides, chutes and cannons, so reliving those precious childhood memories with my own offspring was a must.
Prior to the twins, I'd gone with my brother and his family to a huge aquatic centre, lost them all in the chaos and decided to go it alone on the biggest slide.
I queued for an hour, only to discover you had to squeeze into a rubber ring with another person, and everybody else was in pairs, so the young man in charge told me I wasn't allowed by myself.
This story is from the April 23, 2025 edition of Carmarthen Journal.
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